Judgment Lien Forms Foreclosure In Travis
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Following a first mortgage foreclosure, all junior liens (including a second mortgage and any junior judgment liens) are extinguished, and the liens are removed from the property's title. However, the second mortgage debt and creditor's judgment remain, even though they're no longer attached to the foreclosed property.
You can file your mechanics liens with the Travis County Clerk's Recording Division by postal mail, by courier, or in person. The County Clerk also accepts electronic filings of documents from an authorized eRecording submitter.
Purpose of a Foreclosure The purchaser at the foreclosure sale (usually the foreclosing bank) then takes title to the property subject to the omitted lien or party. Unless the excluded parties agree to release their lien or sign a quitclaim deed, a court's assistance is required to clear up the title.
The effect of foreclosure is to cut off and eliminate junior liens, including mechanic's liens, but not tax obligations.
The former owner will have to petition the county to turn over the surplus funds. If no one petitions to recover them, the surplus funds generally can be held by the county for two years before they are distributed to the taxing bodies that foreclosed on the property.
The mortgagee must send you a notice of foreclosure sale at least 45 days before the foreclosure sale. The foreclosure is advertised: The mortgagee advertises the sale (including date and time) once a week for three weeks in the newspaper before the foreclosure sale.
To respond to the Mortgage Foreclosure Summons, you actually must respond to the ``Complaint'' which was attached to the Summons. You file a response called an ``Answer'' that responds - paragraph by paragraph - to the claims about you in the Complaint.
Liens are legal claims against property by creditors that allow them to collect what they're owed. Liens can be general or specific, and voluntary or involuntary. If a homeowner doesn't settle an obligation, then the lienholder may legally seize and dispose of the property.
What Do You Do When There Is A Judgment Lien On Your Property, But The Judgment Has Expired? Judgments have expiration dates. If they are not timely renewed, they expire. In CA that is 10 years.
